Despite many advances in the provision of pain services, acute pain after surgery remains a
serious cause of severe suffering that is often undermanaged despite our best efforts. 6 34 …

EditorÐDolin and colleagues1 have, by means of a comprehensive review of the literature,
given a quantitive indication of the success of commonly used analgesic systems. They …

" For all the happiness mankind can gain, is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain." John
Dryden (1631-1701). The past century has seen revolutionary changes in anaesthesia …

Background This review examines the evidence from published data concerning the
incidence of moderate-severe and of severe pain after major surgery, with three analgesic …

The aim of postoperative pain relief is to provide subjective comfort in addition to inhibiting
traumainduced nodceptive impulses in order to blunt autonomic and somatic reflex …

This article provides an overview of current methods used in acute pain management and
explains why effective analgesia is crucial in the early postoperative period. It describes the …

Background. This study examines the evidence from published data concerning the adverse
respiratory and haemodynamic effects of three analgesic techniques after major surgery; im …

If you think that sadomasochistic rituals are confined to video nasties viewed behind closed
doors, then think again. A visit to most postoperative wards will show you the time-honoured …

The relief of pain has been one of the primary reasons for development of health care. Acute
pain management came into force as a speciality in 1988 in Seattle where Brain Ready …

In recent years, the special knowledge and abilities of anaesthetists have extended into the
fields of chronic pain control and the control of pain in labour. However, acute pain, and …